Clemens provides relief for Astros’ bullpen

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Paul Clemens was a lone bright spot for the Astros, providing just over three innings of scoreless relief. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)

The evening could have been worse for the Astros, but reliever Paul Clemens threw 31⁄3 scoreless to save the bullpen.

“It was very much needed,” manager Bo Porter said of Clemens’ performance. “When you get into a game like this, the last thing you want to do is go through your entire bullpen. Paul did a tremendous job of saving the rest of the bullpen and us not having to use (Jose) Veras and (Hector) Ambriz and Wesley Wright.

“It puts us in a good position tomorrow. There’s always small victories even in defeat in a game like this. Paul Clemens did a tremendous job of saving the rest of the bullpen.”